《孟子》体现出的“观境索义”思想

On the Thought of "Deriving Meaning by Observing Context" in Book of Mensius

"观境索义"是古今中外诠释经典的首要方法,在先秦典籍当中,尤以《孟子》蕴涵的"观境索义"思想最为丰富和鲜明。孟子的"观境索义"思想可以概括为参与原则、历史性原则、约定性原则、大压小原则及具体性原则,这些指导性原则对于我们在新的时代更好地诠释经典、继承优秀的民族文化传统,仍然极富启发性。

＂Deriving Meaning by Observing Context＂ is the principal method in interpreting classics in and beyond China. This thought is especially rich and clear in Book of Mensius. Mensius thought can be summarized as the participation principle, historical principle, conventioal principle, dominance principle and concrete principle. These peinciples are still instructive in the contemporary era when a better interpretation of classics and inheritance of traditional culture are required of.